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Sunday, 3 September, 2023

Syria
Syrian protesters call for Assad’s removal as economic crisis spirals
Anti-regime demonstrators in Sweida say they are struggling to feed their families
Friday, 25 August, 2023

Lebanon
Lebanon prime minister cleared after Monaco corruption probe
Investigation into Najib Mikati and his family members closed because of insufficient evidence
Sunday, 20 August, 2023

The Big Read
‘The magician’: Riad Salameh and the plundering of Lebanon
The rise and fall of the discredited central banker mirrors that of a country blighted by hubris, deceit and corruption
Friday, 11 August, 2023

Lebanon
Long-awaited auditor report slams governance at Lebanon central bank
Report describes an institution mired in opaque practices, bad governance and lacking adequate risk management
Friday, 11 August, 2023

Middle East & North Africa
More than half of young Arabs in Levant and north Africa pin hopes on emigrating
Bleak economic outlook and high unemployment behind desire to leave home countries, survey finds
Thursday, 10 August, 2023

Middle Eastern politics & society
Middle East countries move to ban ‘Barbie’ movie over LGBT+ content
Kuwait refuses to show blockbuster film that has broken studio records around the world
Thursday, 10 August, 2023

Lebanon
Lebanon’s ex-central bank chief hit with sanctions for alleged graft
US, Canada and UK say Riad Salameh and several associates engaged in ‘unlawful self-enrichment schemes’
Monday, 31 July, 2023

Lebanon
Lebanon central bank’s first deputy takes over as interim governor
Wassim Mansouri warns that country has ‘last chance’ to pass laws needed to pull it out of economic crisis
Sunday, 30 July, 2023

Lebanon
Lebanon fails to find successor to central bank chief as term ends
Deputy governors to meet government to broker deal and agree on radical set of economic measures
Saturday, 29 July, 2023

Middle Eastern politics & society
Hizbollah’s new tactics spook Israel on Blue Line border with Lebanon
Each side accuses the other of stepping up provocations at one of the region’s tensest frontiers
Thursday, 20 July, 2023

Iraq
Iraq expels Swedish ambassador over Stockholm protest
Move follows storming of Sweden’s embassy in Baghdad in show of rage over anticipated burning of a Koran
Tuesday, 18 July, 2023

Carlos Ghosn
Ghosn says he filed $1bn lawsuit so Nissan managers cannot ‘sleep quietly’
Former Nissan chair says he is not seeking revenge but wants ‘small compensation for the damage’ since 2018 arrest
Wednesday, 12 July, 2023

Lebanon
Lebanon central bank deputy calls for urgent replacement of departing governor
Salim Chahine says successor to Riad Salameh must be named soon to avoid further slide in volatile pound
Monday, 10 July, 2023

InterviewPhilippe Jabre
Philippe Jabre’s taste for an unexpected second act
Hedge fund trader is now third-generation owner-manager of Beirut brewer Brasserie Almaza
Wednesday, 28 June, 2023

Syria
‘The day my breath stopped’: families await UN body to trace Syria’s missing
Member states prepare to vote on institution to investigate the fate of 100,000 people who have disappeared
Monday, 19 June, 2023

Syrian crisis
UK imposes sanctions on Syrian and Congolese officials accused of sexual violence
Four men given travel bans and have assets frozen in effort to stamp out use of rape as a weapon of war
Monday, 5 June, 2023

News in-depthLebanon
Foot-dragging over central bank chief underscores Lebanon dysfunction
Country was grappling with a leadership vacuum and an economic collapse even before the arrest warrants for Riad Salameh
Friday, 19 May, 2023

Middle Eastern politics & society
Syria’s president al-Assad welcomed back into fold at Arab League summit
Countries to discuss initiative with leader to encourage millions of refugees to return
Tuesday, 16 May, 2023

Lebanon
France issues arrest warrant for Lebanon central bank chief
Riad Salameh failed to appear before Paris investigators over corruption and money-laundering
Monday, 15 May, 2023

COP28
Syrian leader Assad invited to COP 28 climate summit in Dubai
Move likely to cause disquiet among those expressing disdain for the pace of reconciliation with Damascus
Sunday, 14 May, 2023

Oil & Gas industry
How Iran will profit from Shell’s Iraqi gas project
Tehran-based company receives most of the revenues from the power plant used by UK group’s joint venture in Iraq
Thursday, 4 May, 2023

Lebanon
Judge investigating Lebanon’s central bank chief is ousted
Ghada Aoun dismissed amid multiple corruption probes against country’s political and financial elite
Monday, 1 May, 2023

News in-depthMiddle Eastern politics & society
Arab world weighs price for Assad’s rehabilitation
Diplomats say Syria’s pariah leader will be expected to make concessions to enable his return to Arab League
Monday, 1 May, 2023

Middle Eastern politics & society
Erdoğan says Isis leader killed in operation by Turkish forces
US has not confirmed Ankara’s strike on Islamist leader Abu Hussein al-Qurayshi
Wednesday, 12 April, 2023

Middle Eastern politics & society
Saudi Arabia hosts Syrian foreign minister for first time since civil war
Visit is the latest sign that Arab countries who once opposed regime are moving closer to embracing Damascus